District 3 / Southeast

Colonel Summers Park

Public asset records for this park are shown as a transparency layer. Itemized repair costs remain pending until Portland Parks & Recreation provides verified estimates.

Acres

Assets

Repair candidates

Replacement-flagged

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Official Portland.gov profile

City-published park details

Colonel Summers Park on Portland.gov

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This page contains information about Colonel Summers Park in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood.

Located in Southeast Portland, Colonel Summers Park is a lively neighborhood park with wide open lawns, shady trees, and lots of space to relax or play.

It offers a mix of active recreation space and quiet green space, which makes it a popular spot for neighbors, families, and visitors from across the city. Community members come here to play basketball, futsal, tennis, volleyball, softball, and pickup soccer games, or to enjoy a walk along the paved paths. The playground and splash pad are especially popular with children during warmer months, while picnic tables, reservable picnic areas, and the covered shelter make the park a great place for birthdays, group gatherings, or a relaxing afternoon outdoors. The park also includes accessible restrooms and accessible picnic areas.

Colonel Summers Park has a welcoming and creative neighborhood feel. Many people use the park to meet friends, throw a frisbee, stretch out on the grass, walk their dogs, or enjoy community events during the summer. The nearby community garden adds color and activity throughout the year, and mature trees help create a comfortable place to cool off on sunny days. In the southwest corner of the park, visitors can find a large rock from Kelly Butte with a plaque honoring Colonel Summers.

City label

Park

Year acquired

1921

Official acres

5.993

City section

Neighborhood

Buckman

Location

SE 17th Avenue and Taylor Street Portland, OR 97214

Directions

Hours

Park hours: 5am to 10pm To reserve a sports field or picnic area, please call 503-823-2525.

Amenities and activities

Accessible picnic areaAccessible restroomBEECN – basic earthquake emergency communication nodePicnic shelterPicnic tablePlaygroundStatue or public artPaths (paved)Softball fieldSplash padBasketball courtTennis backboardVolleyball courtFutsal field

Park history

Originally called Belmont Park, this site was renamed in 1938 for Colonel Owen Summers, a former member of the Oregon Legislature with a military background.

In 2017, Colonel Summers Park received several major improvements. A decorative picnic shelter enclosure, new splash pad, and picnic tables were installed thanks to System Development Charge funds. Funding from the 2014 Parks Replacement Bond provided a Portland Loo and removal of ADA barriers on the pathway from SE Taylor Street to the picnic shelter.

All dogs must be leashed in this park.

Upcoming at Colonel Summers Park

All park events

Sat

Aug

Men in BlackMovie in the park

7:30 p.m.

Official page

Reserve at Colonel Summers Park

This park has facilities you can reserve. Booking happens on the city's official systems — every link below goes straight there.

Picnic sites

Reserve a site

Site	Tables	Fee	Features
B	Shelter	$85.50	Sheltered PowerKey

· No alcohol.
· Key required to access shelter.

Fees and inventory from PP&R's 2026 picnic brochure. A $27.50 application fee applies. Reserve online or call 503-823-2525.

Athletic fields

Permit sports fields through PP&R's customer service center.

Reserve on Portland.gov503-823-2525

Partners & friends

The whole ecosystem

Opportunity signal

No known partner is currently linked to Colonel Summers Park in the Partnership Atlas. This is an opportunity signal, not an official priority.

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Condition across all assets

Citywide condition atlas

Across 79 assessed assets at this park, 19%are in poor or very-bad condition (rated 4–5). Pooled from the City's public assessment layers — buildings, bridges, playgrounds, courts, fields, fences, paths and amenities.

Good · 1Above fair · 21Fair · 42Poor · 10Very bad · 5

Assessed asset families here

Amenities & furnishings2007 (2007–2026)Buildings2018Fences2022Pathways & trailsPlayground equipment2020Sport fieldsSport courts

Condition is rated 1 (good) to 5 (very bad); blank means not yet assessed and is excluded. Park trees are inventoried separately and not counted here. No repair costs — those aren't published.

Repair ledger

Assessment dates are copied from the public Parks Amenities layer. Old dates mean this source does not publish a newer assessment for that asset, not that we have confirmed no newer internal inspection exists. PP&R does not publish itemized repair costs, so this ledger shows needs without dollar figures.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 3).

high

Fair condition (public code 3)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 45Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 352Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high

Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 1453Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bike Rack

Bike Rack is flagged because the public asset record shows condition not published.

high

Condition not publishedStatus: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 3115Mapped asset pointdate not published

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bike Rack

Bike Rack is flagged because the public asset record shows condition not published.

high

Condition not publishedStatus: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 3629Mapped asset pointdate not published

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high

Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 4075Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 3).

high

Fair condition (public code 3)Status: ActiveReplacement field: yes

Public note: Deeply rotted

Asset record 4098Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Trash Can

Permanent Trash Can is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 2).

high

Fair condition (public code 2)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 4297Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Drinking Fountain

Drinking Fountain is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 3).

high

Fair condition (public code 3)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 0012-DF-1Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 3).

high

Fair condition (public code 3)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 4568Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Public note: Bad condition

Asset record 6495Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Bollard

Permanent Bollard is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 6601Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Bench

Bench is flagged because the public asset record shows condition not published.

high

Condition not publishedStatus: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 6671Mapped asset pointdate not published

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Picnic Table

Picnic Table is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 3).

high

Fair condition (public code 3)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 7614Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Permanent Bollard

Permanent Bollard is flagged because the public asset record shows poor condition (public code 4).

high

Poor condition (public code 4)Status: ActiveReplacement field: no

Asset record 8171Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

Game Table

Game Table is flagged because the public asset record shows fair condition (public code 3).

high

Fair condition (public code 3)Status: RemovedReplacement field: no

Asset record 8283Mapped asset pointSource assessment 2007-08-30; recency check needed

PP&R does not publish an itemized repair cost for this record, so none is shown.

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QR destination

https://parks.portlandciviclab.org/parks/colonel-summers-park-12?utm_source=park_qr&utm_medium=sign&utm_campaign=park_12

Public assets

All 38

The public asset layer includes `PictureID` and `Hyper_pic`, but those values point to PP&R internal file-share paths, not public image URLs. Asset-level inspection photos need a PP&R export or public ArcGIS attachments before this app can render them.

Public photo from the official Portland.gov park page

Bench

Condition: 3 · Status: Active

Bench

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Bench

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Bench

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Bench

Condition: 3 · Status: Active

Bench

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Bench

Condition: Unknown · Status: Removed

Bench

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Bike Rack

Condition: Unknown · Status: Removed

Bike Rack

Condition: Unknown · Status: Removed

Bleacher

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Drinking Fountain

Condition: 3 · Status: Removed

Drinking Fountain

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Game Table

Condition: 3 · Status: Removed

Memorial

Condition: NA · Status: Active

Memorial

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Permanent Bollard

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Permanent Bollard

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Permanent Bollard

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Permanent Bollard

Condition: 4 · Status: Active

Permanent Bollard

Condition: 4 · Status: Active

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 2 · Status: Removed

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 2 · Status: Removed

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: 2 · Status: Active

Permanent Trash Can

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Picnic Table

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Picnic Table

Condition: 3 · Status: Removed

Picnic Table

Condition: 4 · Status: Removed

Picnic Table

Condition: 2 · Status: Removed

Picnic Table

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Picnic Table

Condition: 3 · Status: Active

Picnic Table

Condition: 3 · Status: Removed

Picnic Table

Condition: 4 · Status: Active

Picnic Table

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active

Picnic Table

Condition: 3 · Status: Removed

Picnic Table

Condition: Unknown · Status: Active